Google’s AlphaGenome 2 zooms in on the cellular roots of disease

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="A graphic representing Google’s AlphaGenome Atlas. | Image: Google" data-portal-copyright="Image: Google" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/alphagenome-atlas-cover__background.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> A graphic representing Google’s AlphaGenome Atlas. | Image: Google </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Researchers at Google DeepMind have unveiled a new AI model designed to unravel how changes in our DNA affect different cells, giving scientists a more detailed view of a notoriously difficult problem that could hold important clues to the causes of disease - and point the way to new treatments.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">AlphaGenome 2 is the successor to DeepMind's genome-predicting AI model AlphaGenome, which was <a href="https://deepmind.google/blog/alphagenome-ai-for-better-understanding-the-genome/">released last year</a>. While nearly every cell in the human body carries the same DNA, different types of cells - from heart muscle cells and skin cells to immune cells fighting an infection - switch different genes on and off, and those patterns can change d …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1031524/google-deepmind-alphagenome-2-genetic-ai-model">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>